A survey of fans asked the question: who would you choose as your starting quarterback. Here are the results:

Michael Robinson 116

Anthony Morelli 977

Total Respondents 1083

How unexpected was that? 90% wouldn't put the greatest athlete at the QB position.

A guy in my office yesterday--he knows I write for the local paper about PSU football--asked me "Who's going to be the starting QB?"

He didn't ask me who should be, so I truthfully answered Michael Robinson.

His mouth dropped open. He thought I was kidding him.

But the QB position--especially--at PSU has never been about ability or talent. It is about Joe's perceptions of mental toughness, smarts, and dare I say, a blind faith in Joe that seems important. That, and a guy who has logged in his hours, whether they were good hours or not.

Michael Robinson fits that description. Morelli has not logged in the hours--this is only his second year.

He still protested. MRob won't make it in the NFL as a QB. He's a better receiver--we need him there. Yada, yada, yada. He obviously has read what I have written. But it doesn't matter. Those issues aren't major criteria for selecting a QB at Penn State.

We can only hope that JayPa works his magic and makes Robinson into a star this year.